Derivatives of 3-amino-2, 3-dihydroxy-thionaphthene-1, 1-dioxide and processes for preparing the same



Patented Jan. 19, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,666,762DERIVATIVES or SLAMINO-ZS-DIHYDROXY- THIONAPHTHENE 1,1 DIOXIDE ANDPROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME John W. Cusic, Skokie, Ill., assignorto G; D. Searle & 00., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois NoDrawing. Application April 27, 1951, Serial No. 223,459

. 8 Claims. (01. 26024'l.1)

The present invention relates to a new class of derivatives ofsulfur-containing heterocycles and, more particularly, to derivatives ofS-amino- 2,3-dihydr0thionaphthene-1,1-dioxide. The 2,3-dihydrothionaphthene-1,1-dioxide derivatives of this invention can berepresented by the struc.

tural formula wherein R is a member of the class consisting of 7 uratedhetercmonocycles attached to the hydrocarbon radical A through anitrogen in the heteromonocycle, and salts thereof.

In the foregoing structural formula, the radical R can representhydrogen and lower alkyl radicals such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl,amyl, and hexyl, wherein the propyl, butyl, amyl, and hexyl may beeither of the straight-chain or branched-chain type, also cyclopentyl,cyclohexyl and alkyl substitutions thereof as methylcyclohexyl,ethylcyclohexyl, and the like. R can also be an aromatic radical such asphenyl, tolyl, anisyl, naphthyl, fluorenyl, phenanthryl, and the like.Within the scope of this invention and of particular interest theretoare compounds wherein the R radical represents acyl groups of the typerepresented by acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, and other alkanoyl radicalsand especially isocarbocyclanecarbonyl radicals, such ascyclopentanecarbonyl, cyclohexanecarbonyl, benzoyl, naphthoyl,fluorenoyl, and the like. i

The radical A represents a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbonradical, derived from a straight-chain or branched-chain hydrocarbon,which includes radicals such as ethylene, propylene, butylene, amylene,hexylene and polymethylene radicals such as trimethylene,tetramethylene, pentamethylene and hexamethylene.

The radical B can be a dialkylamino radical wherein the alkyl radical ismethyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, amyl, and hexyl, and wherein the propyl,butyl, amyl and hexyl radicals may be either of the straight-chain orbranched-chain type. The

radical B can also represent a nitrogen-containing saturatedheteromonocycle attached to the radical A through a nitrogen in thehetermonocycle. Radicals falling within this class are piperidine,lupetidine, pyrrolidine, morpholine, thiamorpholine, vquinoline,isoquinoline, piperazine, N-alkylpiperazine and the like. The organicbases of the foregoing type form salts with a variety of inorganic andstrong organic acids including sulfuric, phosphoric, hydrochloric,hydrobromic, sulfamic, citric, oxalic, ascorbic, and related acids.

These compounds also form quaternary ammonium salts with a variety oforganic esters of sulfuric, hydrohalic, and aromatic sulfonic acids.Among such esters are methyl chloride and bromide, ethyl chloride,propyl chloride, butyl chloride, isobutyl chloride, benzyl chloride andbromide, phenetliyl bromide, naphthylmethyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate,diethyl sulfate, methyl benzenesulfonate, ethyl toluenesulfonate,ethylene chlorohydrin, propylene chlorohydrin, allyl bro- *mide,methallyl bromide and crotyl bromide.

One of the preferred methods for the preparation of the amines of thisinvention consists in the condensation of thionaphthene-1,1-dioxide withan excess of a diamine of the type in the presence of an organic solventsuch as a lower alcohol, all symbols being defined as hereinabove. Forthe production of an amide of the type R on? wherein R is an acylradical, the amine produced as before is acylated in the usual mannerusing an acyl halide.

Compounds of the type by alkylation and aralkylation in the usual mannerusing alkyl halides, respectively and aralkyl Jr halides. In thisfashion compounds of the following type are obtained:

02 For, the preparation'of compounds'of the type wherein R is an arylradical, I prefer to react thionaphthene-1,1-dioxide with an amine: ofthe in the presence of an alkaline condensing agent.

In a typical example, thionaphthene-Ll-di oxide is treated with anexcess of N-(fi-anilinopropyl) piperidine in the presence of sodamide inbutanone at refluxing temperature for fifteen hours to produce amplesare given by Way of illustration only'and' that the invention is not tobe construed as limited in spirit or in scope by the details set forth;It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modificationsin materials and methods may be made without departing from theinvention. In each of these examples temperatures are given uncorrectedin degrees centigrade C.) and amounts of material in parts by Weight.

Example 1 A mixture of 300 parts or" thionaphthene-l,- dioxide, 400parts of N,N-diethylethylenediamine and 2500 parts of ethanol is stirredand after standingfor one hour, heated at refluxing temperature for twohours. The mixture is then concentrated on the steam bath after whichice and dilute hydrochloric acid are added. A portion of the materialdoes not dissolve and is re- 4 moved on a filter. The filtrate isrendered alkaline by addition of sodium hydroxide and extracted withether. The ether extract is Washed with water and then dried overanhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The 3-('B-diethylaminoethyl) amino-2,3-dihydrothionaphthene-1,1-dioxide formsan oil. A series of crystalline derivatives can be prepared. Thus, 200parts of the amine can be heated at refluxing temperature with parts ofcyclohexanecarbonyl chloride in 2400 parts of benzene for 12 hours.After cooling, the oily precipitate is separated; taken up inisopropanol and stirred with charcoal. The filtrate is treated withether and a sticky precipitate is thus obtained. The 3-[l-l-B-diethylaminoethyl) cyclohexanecarboxamido l2,3=dihydrothionaphthene-1,1-dioxide is obtained in crystalline form byextraction with ether, d1" ing' and concentration of the extract. Onrecrystallization from ethanol it melts at about 137l38 C. It has thestructural formula:

300 parts of" thionaphthene-1,1dioxide are heated atrefiuxing'temperature with 300 parts of N-(fl-aminoethyl)morpholine in 24% partsof ethanol for thirty minutes. lhe product is concentrated on the steambath and then treated with ice and dilute hydrochloric acid. The acidlayer is separated and rendered alkaline by adciition of dilutepotassium hydroxide solution. An oil forms which is extracted with amixture of benzene and ether. The extract is dried over anhydrouspotassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated. Distillation of the 3-(N-mcrpholinoethyl) amino-2,3-dihydrothionaphthene-l,l-dioxide isinadvisable because of decomposition. It is suitably purified bytreatment of a butanone solution with charcoal.

One-half of the butanone solution thus obtained istreated' with 200parts of cyolohexanecarbonyl chloride in 800 parts of butanone byheating, at refluxing temperature for 15 hours. The resulting, solutionis concentrated on the steam bath and on addition of dilute hydrochloricacidthe precipitate which forms during the concentrationv redissolves.The solution is washed with ether andthen rendered alkaline by additionof ammonium hydroxide and extracted with ether. The ether extract isdried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated. Theresidual solid is recrystallized from ethanol. The 3- [N-(N-morpholinoethyl) cyclohexanecarboxamido]-2,3-dihydrothionaphthcne-1,l-dioxide melts at about 145-146" C. It hasthe structural formula CHz-CHi (Ill I: \CH: 2 CH9 H:

A butanonc solution of 3-(N-morpholinoethyllamino-2,3-dihydrothionaphthene-l,l-dioxide, obtained.from 300 parts of thionaphthene-Ll-dioxide as hereinabove, isbenzoylated by heating at refluxing temperature for 15 hours with 400parts of benzoyl chloride in 2000 parts of butanone. The resultingsolution is concentrated on the steam bath and treated with dilutehydrochloric acid. The acid solution is washed with ether, renderedalkaline, and extracted with a mixture of ether and benzene. The extractis dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered, and evaporated.The residual oil is stirred with charcoal in hot benzene solution andfiltered. The filtrate is cooled and treated with a 25% solution ofhydrogen chloride in ethanol and with ether whereby a semi-solid yellowprecipitate is obtained. The latter is decolorized in an ethylacetate-isopropanol mixture by means of charcoal. Upon concentration ofthis solution. the 3 [N (N morpholinoethyl)benzamidol 2.3-

' dihydrothionaphthene-1,1-dioxide hydrochloride precipitates whichmelts at about 250-251 C. It has the formula CHr-CH: n-cm-om-n-wmom-cm 0I claim:

1. A member of the class of compounds consisting of2,3-dihydrothionaphthene-1,1-dioxide derivatives of the followingstructural formula m-(cm).

1,1-dioxides of the structural formula wherein A is a saturated,bivalent, lower aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 6' carbonvatoms and n is a positive integer less than 3.

4. The 3-(N-dialkylaminoalkylcyclohexanecarboxamido) 2,3-dihydrothionaphthene-1,1-dioxides of the structural formula N-AN-CH R 0CH? CH s 0: 2 (I111: CH: CH5

wherein R and R" are lower alkyl radicals and A is a saturated,bivalent, lower aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 6 carbonatoms.

5. 3-'[N-(fi-diethylaminoethylicyclohexanecarboxamido] 2 ,3-dihydrothionaphthene-1,1-dioxide.

7. The lower 3- [N-(N-morpholinoalkyl) lbenzamido 2,3dihydrothionaphthene -1,1-dioxides, wherein the nitrogen atoms areseparated by 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

JOHN W. CUSIC.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NameDate McKellin et a1 June 19, 1951 OTHER REFERENCES Bordwell et al.: J.Am. Chem. Soc., vol. 72, pp. 1985-1988. (May 1950).

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